Review: “Following Omens” by Semper Acerbus

Produced, mixed and mastered by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Kingdom Collapse, Chimaira) at Warhorse Recordings in San Antonio Texas and adorned by artwork from Federico Bossinga (Dark Funeral, Dimmu Borgir, Oceano) at Abstract Chaos Design, “Following Omens” marks the return of American Metalcore outfit Semper Acerbus with a third album. Hailing from Del Rio

Playthrough: “KOATL” from Snake Father!

Filmed by Cooper Kline, a drum playthrough of “KOATL” performed by Aidan Oldnettle of Texas Deathcore collective Snake Father has landed in cyberspace. It does as the band prepare to head out on the Civil Unrest Tour with Taker, State Of Filth, How All This Ends, Inside The Hollow, Shade and more opening at various places.

NEWS: Shields share an ode to George Christie!

Directed and edited by Oli Duncanson and Samuel Kubrick Finney, a music video for the heartbreaking “Miss Me” by Shields has emerged ahead of the bands long awaited and highly anticipated new album. The track tells of the funeral of the bands guitarist George Christie who tragically took his own life in 2018, capturing the

NEWS: Tortured Saint fear big foot?

After their Friday the 13th shenanigans in Windsor Ontario back in June with Devilz By Definition, All that is Unholy, Spades GT and Experiment Specimen it had seemed that Canadians Tortured Saint were missing assumed dead due to prolonged radio silence. However the band have arisen from the grave with a fresh cut titled “Trampled“, mixed by

NEWS: From Misery to Malice return to chaos!

Featuring in their ranks both a salesman and a salt miner, Lafayette Deathcore ensemble From Misery to Malice like to work hard and play harder. Having seriously impressed is with last year’s EP “Aeternum Vale” as well as had the honour of opening for Oceano at their last ever Louisiana show have returned with “Chaos Theory“.

NEWS: Valcata warn of cold steel!

Showcasing the same international lineup introduced with previous single “Overload the Reactor“, Symphonic Progressive Metal act Valcata have shared “Metallic Us”. Mixed and mastered by Emil Reitan (Frostbitt, Trylion, Tulpas) at Icicle Studios in Norway, it serves as the second single from an upcoming as yet untitled EP and finding the band pushes further into darker,

Bootleg: Novelists of Audiotree Live!

While they were in North America last year, French Progressive Metal act Novelists took advantage of the situation, recording five songs and doing couple of interviews with Audiotree in Chicago on 20th September. Hosted by Jason Nitts, the full session is now online with the group fronted by vocalist Camille Contreras chatting about everything from

Playthrough: “HELLMUSTFEARME” from Signs Of The Swarm!

Armed for the apocalypse with an Ernie Ball Music Man Bongo 5 bass and a Neural DSP Quad Cortex for tone, Signs of the Swarm bassist Michael Cassese performs “HELLMUSTFEARME” from the Deathcore aficionados new album “To Rid Myself of Truth“. Filmed and edited by Kyle Hines having been recorded and mixed by Elijah Clutter of 3030 Sound